Broad selection of material by and about "The Beast" and his friends. Have a great time browsing.
[Brighton]: NP, ND ( circa 1946 ). ND. A 5 1/4" x 3 1/4" postcard with a black and white reproduction of the 1945 portrait of Crowley by Augustus John, a friendly acquaintance of Crowley's for over thirty years. He drew a number of portraits of the Beast, including one..... More
Baltimore MD: Privately Printed for the Author, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Large quarto (12 x 9 inches). Cloth with gilt stamping. viii + 322pp. Over 250 b&w illustrations. Appendicies and index. First Edition. Although not stated this First edition was limited to 777 copies. A remarkably comprehensive and detailed study..... More
New York: Coward, McCann and Geoghegan, Inc, 1978. First American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 210pp, + vii page photo insert. Black cloth decorated in blind on upper board gilt title, etc. to spine, illustrations, index. The first American edition of Francis King's entertaining biographical portrait of Aleister Crowley. The author Francis..... More
London: William Rider & Son, 1929. Fourth Revised Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 158pp. Original green cloth with spine and front board. B/w frontis. Aleister Crowley included "Science and the Infinite" in the Curriculum of his A.'. A.'., in Section I of the "General Reading" list: "Books for Serious Study": where..... More
London: William Rider & Son, 1912. First Edition - First Printing. Hardcover. Small octavo. xvi + 184pp. Original red cloth gilt-lettered on spine and front board. B/w frontis. Aleister Crowley included "Science and the Infinite" in the Curriculum of his A.'. A.'., in Section I of the "General Reading" list..... More
Munich: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Religions- und Weltanschauungsfragen (A.R.W.), 1994. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 27pp. + i pp. advert. Pink card covers lettered in black on upper cover and spine. Text mostly in German with a small amount in English [mostly quoted documents]. The first edition of this highly controversial and somewhat..... More
Munich: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Religions- und Weltanschauungsfragen (A.R.W.), 1994. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 125pp + xxvii pp. Blue card covers lettered in black on upper cover and spine. Text mostly in German with a small amount in English [mostly quoted documents]. A collection of documents and commentary relating to the Ordo..... More
London: Rider & Company, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 216pp. Black cloth with green and white lettering to spine, Index. Several b/w illustrations. Described by Aleister Crowley as representing the "high water mark" of Levi's thought. Crowley's translation was first published in separate book-form in 1959 and this is first..... More
Newtown, NSW Australia: Ordo Templi Orientis in Australia, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto. 48pp. Original printed wrappers with the famous "Radar O'Reilly" photo of McMurtry in combat uniform on the upper cover. B&w illustrations. An unusual Australian publication. Includes several essays by McMurtry - notably a long essay "On Knowing..... More
Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xii + 320pp. Light gray cloth with black titling to spine, b&w photos, note, bibliography and index. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the title page by the author on the title page. A first class biography of "Inky Stephensen" the..... More
London: Skoob Publishing, 1989. Limited Facsimile Edition. Hardcover - housed in publisher's slipcase, as issued. Octavo. xviii +182pp. Red cloth with gilt embossed title to cover, printed paper spine label, fine wove paper, matching red cloth slipcase with gilt lettering to top panel. Edition limited to 500 hand numbered copies..... More
New Haven, Connecticut: Brocken Mountain Lodge, O.T.O., ND [circa early 1980s]. First Edition Thus. A single-sided 17 x 11 inches poster, text printed in black within a decorative border on a sheet of red coloured paper, advertising "The Hounuculus Club," c/o Brocken Mountain Lodge of the Ordo Templi Orientis, New..... More
NP: Abrahadabra Press, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xiv + 298pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine, appendixes including one with the 72 sigils of the Goetia, extensive bibliography. From the publisher "Group ritual has been a cornerstone of spiritual practice since time immemorial, yet its history and..... More
London: The Equinox, 1910. Limited Edition. Hardcover, Octavo. viii + 296 pp (+ ii pp adverts). Green cloth, gilt title, etc. to spine and front boards. Edition limited to 1000 hand-numbered copies of which this is Number 96. The author, George Raffalovich was one of Crowley's closest friends and disciples..... More
London: The Equinox, [1910]. First Edition thus. Softcover, Small Octavo viii + 164 pp [+ 2 pp of adverts], Original red wrappers with black titling, etc to spine and front wrapper. Raffalovich was one of Crowley's closest friends and disciples until the inevitable falling out. Crowley thought very highly of..... More
London: Neptune Press, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 316pp. Bound in fine navy blue cloth with full color dustwrapper, and black & white illustrations. Bibliography and Index. This copy SIGNED by author Keith Richmond on the title page. "Progradior and the Beast" recounts the story of Lancashire-born Frank Bennett..... More
Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 338pp. Original textured faux leather boards, with gilt titling to spine. Index, biblio & glossary. A "reconstruction" of the life of Aleister Crowley (rather disconcertingly it includes invented dialogue) with a highly complimentary Foreword by Israel Regardie. Light chafing..... More
NP (Middletown, DE): NP (The Author), 2005. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. iv + 220pp, appendixes, adverts at rear. The First edition of this collection of Thelemic rituals etc. composed by the author, had a long association with the Gnostic Catholic Church as reformed by Aleister Crowley and his successors. The..... More
NP (Middletown, DE): NP (The Author), 2019. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. iv + 220pp, appendixes, adverts at rear. The first edition of this collection of essays on topics concerning the Gnostic Catholic Church as reformed by Aleister Crowley and his successors: organization, doctrine, symbolism, and history. The publisher says "....... More
NP: ( Privately Printed for C. F. Russell ), 1970. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged, & First Edition. Hardcovers. The first 2 Volumes (of what eventually became a series of 4). Large Quartos. (11ins x 9ins) Vol. I (1970) (iv) + vi + 162pp, Vol. II, (1970) approx. 104pp: numbered..... More
Oroville, CA: College of Thelema & Red Flame Productions, 2003. First Edition, limited. Softcovers. Octavos. Two Volumes (complete), Vol. 1- 210pp, Vol. 2 - 228pp, b&w photographs. The first printing of both volumes limited to 500 copies. A two volume biographical study of notable Crowley follower Jane Wolfe. From the..... More
Los Lunas, NM: Desert Star Temple, 2012. First Edition - Limited. Softcover. Octavo. xl + 314pp. Glossy illustrated wrappers, b&w illustrations, appendices, endnotes. This copy is SIGNED by the author by way of a loosely-inserted specially produced "launch" bookplate. Foreword by the scholar of Aleister Crowley and New Religious Movements..... More
Sacramento, CA: Anima Solis, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. (6" × 9") . 280pp. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. B&w illustrations. Signed by the author on a bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. Although not noted, only 200 copies of the first hardcover edition were produced (as..... More
Sacramento, CA: Anima Solis, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. (6" × 9") . 280pp. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. B&w illustrations. A "launch copy" SIGNED by the author on a Weiser Antiquarian bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. Although not noted, only 200 copies of the first..... More
Seattle WA: Elbow / Cityful Press, 1999. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Octavo. iv +187pp, b&w frontisportrait & illustrations, index. Biography, Filmography, Bibliography. From the publisher: "This collection of interviews spans Harry Smith's long and influential life in American arts and letters. They cover a quarter-century, touching on the full range..... More
